Episode Archive
More than 2100 episodes* on just about any kind of thing you can think of. Collectively, we call it “stuff.” There’s definitely something in here that will pique your interest.
*We did the math once and listening every minute of every day, it would take more than 50 days to make it through the catalog. And what a couple of months that would be!
Episodes
Selects: BPD: The Worst Disorder or Not a Disorder at All?
Selects: BPD: The Worst Disorder or Not a Disorder at All?Borderline Personality Disorder has been described as emotional “third degree burns over ninety percent of your body.” It’s as close to a curse as a personality disorder can be: deep fear of being abandoned creates behaviors that end up driving people off. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without Em
Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without EmData centers are the backbone of our digital world. All the sites you visit and social media you post happen there. A boom in huge data centers to support AI is underway, and they’re taking a big toll on the environment and life for the people around them.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Did a vampire legend help win the Cold War?
Short Stuff: Did a vampire legend help win the Cold War?During the Cold War, the CIA used the legend of a vampire named Aswang to scare locals into not helping the communists.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet ZoneWest Virginia is home to sensitive radio telescopes that could easily pick up your cell phone’s signal on Mars. And the cell reception on Mars is about as good as it is in the NRQZ, since cell towers are banned in the interest of furthering astronomy.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: How Forgiveness Works
Selects: How Forgiveness WorksFor most of history, forgiveness fell under the domain of religion. But in the 1980s science started investigating it and found that forgiving someone is really, really good for you. Learn how anybody can be the better person in this classic, and really great, episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The SAD Episode
The SAD EpisodeSeasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is much more than the winter blues. It's a serious subset of depression. Learn all about it and what to do if you suffer from it today.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Neighborhood Watch
Short Stuff: Neighborhood WatchSince 1972 neighborhoods have been officially banding together to prevent crime together. Does it work? It seems to. Does it go too far? It often does, yes.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Warrens: Paranormal Power Couple
The Warrens: Paranormal Power CoupleToday we dive into the interesting story of paranormal power couple the Warrens, inspiration behind The Conjuring movie franchise.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: MC Escher and His Trippy Art
Selects: MC Escher and His Trippy ArtWe love us some MC Escher. Turns out his story is pretty fascinating too. Tune in to this classic episode and find out all about it with Josh and Chuck.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TV Moments That Changed The World
TV Moments That Changed The WorldWhatever you think of TV, you have to admit it has shaped the world (maybe more than the internet, according to Josh). There have been moments here or there in TV history where the world took a new course and we go over some of them in this episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.